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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Pseudophoxinus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, phoxinos = a certain river fish (Ref. 45335); turani: Named for Davut Turan (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize), in appreciation for his contributions to our knowledge of the fish fauna of Anatolia..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: İncesu Spring, Asi River drainage, Turkey.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96086)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
soft rays: 9 - 10;
Vertebrae: 36 - 38. This species can be diagnosed from all congeners from Eastern Mediterranean Region (
Pseudophoxinus firati, P. kervillei, P. zeregi, P. zekayi) by the following unique combination of characters: head short, its length 26-28% SL, approximately equal to or slightly shorter than body depth; mouth terminal, with slightly distinct chin, its corner not reaching vertical through anterior margin of eye; eye small, its diameter 25-29% HL, smaller than snout length; lateral line incomplete, with 12-25 (commonly 16-21) perforated scales and 38-46+2-3 scales in lateral series (commonly 41-44 +2-3); 10-11 scale rows between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin; 3-4 scale rows between lateral line and the pelvic-fin origin; 8-11(rarely 13) gill rakers on the first branchial arch; and pharyngeal teeth 5-4, slightly serrated and hooked at tip (Ref. 96086).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Küçük, F. and S.S. Güçlü, 2014. A new Pseudophoxinus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) species from Asi River drainage (Turkey). Zookeys 411:57-66. (Ref. 96086)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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